Sonoraville is 8-2 against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Sonoraville Phoenix will look to defend their home field against the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sonoraville: 3, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe is hoping to do what North Murray couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Sonoraville's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Sonoraville skirted past North Murray 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Phoenix have posted against the Mountaineers since August 22, 2019.
Sonoraville got a great performance from Lila Mullinax as she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). With that strong performance, Mullinax is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Annslee DeFoor, who went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Erin Garland was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Sonoraville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe fell victim to North Murray and their airtight pitching crew last Tuesday. They fell just short of the Mountaineers by a score of 2-0.
Sonoraville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Sonoraville came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-0. Does Sonoraville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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